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It’s finally here. Six years after winning the right to host the 2026 FIFA men’s World Cup, the tournament will finally kick off this summer across North America. While that event’s return to the U.S. for the first time in 32 years will be the signature domestic sporting event of 2026, there’s plenty more on […]
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Ahmedabad has been confirmed as the host city for the centenary edition of the Commonwealth Games in 2030. The western city in India was recommended over a rival bid by Abuja in Nigeria by an evaluation panel last month. The decision was formally ratified by the 74 Commonwealth nations and territories at a 2025 general […]
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The Indian Olympic Association has formally approved the country’s bid to host the Commonwealth Games 2030 with three cities listed as potential hosts in Ahmedabad, Bhubaneswar and New Delhi. Ahmedabad is considered the favorite to be India’s prospective host and has been floated as a potential Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games future host. New Delhi […]
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Seven nations and territories have expressed an interest in bidding to host a future Commonwealth Games, the organization has announced. Canada, India and Nigeria will bid for the 2030 Games, with two additional nations also confirming their interest in 2030. New Zealand has signalled its interest in hosting 2034. “We are thrilled with the incredible […]
Continue ReadingGlasgow’s scaled-back 2026 Commonwealth Games will not include rugby sevens, which was invented in Scotland in the 1880s, as part of a 10-sport program in four venues. Other sports that have been dropped include field hockey, triathlon, badminton, Twenty20 cricket, squash, and diving. The Commonwealth Games program will have athletics and swimming along with track […]
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Annastacia Palaszczuk, the Queensland state premier who headed Brisbane’s successful bid to host the 2032 Games, quit last weekend amid falling popularity and will be replaced by Steven Miles, who plans to establish an independent authority to review plans for the controversial Gabba stadium redevelopment that is one of the centerpieces of the 2032 Olympic […]
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The Commonwealth Games England have announced Mark Osikoya as the new chief executive officer. Osikoya will be replacing Paul Blanchard, who has stepped down after two successful Commonwealth Games in Australia and in Birmingham last summer. Osikoya is set to join Commonwealth Games England after eight years at the National Basketball Association, where he headed […]
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The Global Esports Federation has announced that the second annual Global Esports Games will be held December 14–18 in Instanbul, Turkey. A delegation from the GEF recently visited the city to meet with the local organizing committee, comprising members from the host city, the leadership from the Turkish Esports Federation and Spor Istanbul. The program […]
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Victoria, Australia, will host the 2026 Commonwealth Games in a new regional approach to the multisport competition with events held in Melbourne, Geelong, Bendigo, Ballarat and Gippsland. The Commonwealth Games Federation’s official announcement on Tuesday comes after an exclusive dialogue period between the CGF, Commonwealth Games Australia and Victoria based around the CGF’s 2026/30 Strategic […]
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The Commonwealth Games will have an esports component with the launch of the inaugural Commonwealth Esports Championships and Commonwealth Esports Forum planned for Birmingham, England, in August 2022. The event is the result of a strategic partnership between the Global Esports Federation and the Commonwealth Games Federation that was first announced in May 2020. The […]
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